Fern Palm
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Category | Flora |
| Attitude | Harvestable |
| Biome | Floating Island |
| Reap Yield | 2x Fern Palm Seed |
| Size | 4 (2x2) |
| Debug Spawn | fernpalm |
The Fern Palm is a likely bio-engineered, terrestrial flora species. It can be harvested for Fern Palm Seeds with a knife, but is purely decorative and has no use in crafting.
There are three types of Fern Palm: "Tall", "Medium", and "Small".
- The Tall Fern Palm can be hit 4 times with a Knife before being destroyed, giving 5 seeds.
- The Medium Fern Palm can be hit 3 times with a Knife before being destroyed, giving 4 seeds.
- The Small Fern Palm can only be hit twice, and will yield 3 seeds.
The seeds can be planted in an Exterior Growbed (as long as it's on land) or an Indoor Growbed. It takes 600 seconds for a mature Fern Palm to grow from a seed.
Artificially grown Fern Palms will always be the "Tall" version and give back 5 seeds when harvested.
They can only be found in the Degasi Seabase on top of the Floating Island and are the rarest regrowable flora species in Subnautica: there are only 3 Fern Palms in the game.
Appearance
The Fern Palm is a stump constantly growing in diameter with palm leaves and a blue cap at each point. They are normally found in three sections.
Data Bank Entry
This specimen was first identified in an artificial growbed on the island. It is not listed in existing flora databases, so it is unclear whether or not it is native to this planet. Genetic code shares some features with other local plant life, but this may be the result of DNA transfusion rather than natural evolution.
Gallery
Fern Palm on the Floating Island
A Fern Palm during the day
Size comparison with the player
The three Fern Palms of Subnautica: the smallest one is in the middle of the growbed, barely visible.
Trivia
- The Data Entry for the Fern Palm suggests it was created from the DNA of various plants on the Floating Island, and not a natural plant. Bart Torgal, being a biologist, is almost certainly responsible for its creation, especially since it appears only at a location that he was present.
- The Fern Palm is currently the rarest regrowable plant ingame, even rarer than the Sea Crown.
